çakal
Appearance
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish چقال (çakal), from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla, “jackal”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]çakal (definite accusative çakalı, plural çakallar)
- jackal
- (derogatory) an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and deceptive person
- (derogatory) a detestable person, scoundrel
Declension
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[edit]References
[edit]- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çakal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük